OregonLive.com topics: oregon tax troubletag:topics.oregonlive.com,2015:tag/oregon%20tax%20trouble2015-03-03T20:36:10ZMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceA sales tax is the wrong place for Oregon to start on reform: Guest opiniontag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/opinion/index.ssf//3501.102919262013-04-03T12:00:00Z2013-04-03T12:05:35ZChuck Sheketoff writes: A sales tax is inherently regressive. It asks proportionately more from poor and middle-income Oregonians than from millionaires. Guest Columnisthttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveguestop/index.html
Chuck Sheketoff writes: A sales tax is inherently regressive. It asks proportionately more from poor and middle-income Oregonians than from millionaires.
Flu season, food safety and property taxes: Opinion roundup tag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/opinion/index.ssf//3501.97872862013-01-15T13:01:07Z2013-01-15T18:21:55ZA daily look at opinions from around the Web on trends and issues of interest to Oregonians.Mark Hester | mhester@oregonian.comhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/mhester/index.html
A daily look at opinions from around the Web on trends and issues of interest to Oregonians.
Oregon Tax Trouble: A pricey property tax fix tag:www.oregonlive.com,2012:/opinion/index.ssf//3501.96469982012-12-20T00:26:08Z2012-12-20T01:37:05Z'Reset on sale' could reduce assessment inequities in Oregon's system, but it also could bring about a substantial increase in taxes across the state The Oregonian Editorial Boardhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveoregedb/index.html
'Reset on sale' could reduce assessment inequities in Oregon's system, but it also could bring about a substantial increase in taxes across the state
Oregon Tax Trouble: Steve Novick tackles property tax compressiontag:www.oregonlive.com,2012:/opinion/index.ssf//3501.96183642012-12-16T22:00:39Z2012-12-17T18:25:02ZA proposal by an incoming Portland commissioner to exempt levies from tax caps and treat property owners more fairly deserves consideration.The Oregonian Editorial Boardhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveoregedb/index.html
A proposal by an incoming Portland commissioner to exempt levies from tax caps and treat property owners more fairly deserves consideration.
Live chat recap: How fair is property tax compression?tag:www.oregonlive.com,2012:/opinion/index.ssf//3501.95925912012-12-12T21:10:00Z2012-12-19T02:43:36ZThe Oregonian's editorial and commentary editor Erik Lukens and associate editor Len Reed discussed the tax system and what could be done to make it more fair.The Oregonian/OregonLivehttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oregonian/index.html
The Oregonian's editorial and commentary editor Erik Lukens and associate editor Len Reed discussed the tax system and what could be done to make it more fair.
To tackle tax inequity, first fix property value disconnecttag:blog.oregonlive.com,2012:/myoregon//4530.95600692012-12-06T12:00:00Z2012-12-06T17:46:08ZSteve Novick writes: I am not opposed to re-thinking the Measure 5 limits in the context of a broader reform. But a more logical first response to the existing inequities would be to amend Measure 47 to restore some relationship between real market value and assessed value.Letters to the editorhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveoreglet/index.html
Steve Novick writes: I am not opposed to re-thinking the Measure 5 limits in the context of a broader reform. But a more logical first response to the existing inequities would be to amend Measure 47 to restore some relationship between real market value and assessed value.
Oregon Tax Trouble: The dreaded sales tax must be weighed as a part of fiscal reformtag:www.oregonlive.com,2012:/opinion/index.ssf//3501.94028832012-11-11T22:00:00Z2012-11-13T00:06:14ZMost sales and excise taxes, which accounted for nearly half of all tax revenue in states in 2010, were adopted decades ago in a national economy roaring from the manufacture and sale of goods. Now, overtaking the things we buy are the services we purchase: from haircuts to gym memberships to cable TV subscriptions to auto repairs and medical checkups. Services represent revenue potential for a sales tax selectively applied.The Oregonian Editorial Boardhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveoregedb/index.html
Most sales and excise taxes, which accounted for nearly half of all tax revenue in states in 2010, were adopted decades ago in a national economy roaring from the manufacture and sale of goods. Now, overtaking the things we buy are the services we purchase: from haircuts to gym memberships to cable TV subscriptions to auto repairs and medical checkups. Services represent revenue potential for a sales tax selectively applied.
Oregon Tax Trouble: Lack of sales tax leads to lost opportunities in tourismtag:www.oregonlive.com,2012:/opinion/index.ssf//3501.93274502012-11-04T22:34:58Z2012-11-04T22:35:30ZLodging taxes and other charges aimed at tourists could be one way to help struggling communities with minimal burden on local residents. The Oregonian Editorial Boardhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveoregedb/index.html
Lodging taxes and other charges aimed at tourists could be one way to help struggling communities with minimal burden on local residents.
Oregon's capital gains tax is too hightag:www.oregonlive.com,2012:/opinion/index.ssf//3501.90980832012-10-01T00:09:06Z2012-10-01T00:09:26ZOregon's famously high rates push the wealthy into no-tax Washington, and they take their revenue, business smarts and investing muscle with them The Oregonian Editorial Boardhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveoregedb/index.html
Oregon's famously high rates push the wealthy into no-tax Washington, and they take their revenue, business smarts and investing muscle with them
Noon Wednesday: Chat with Oregonian editorial board members about tax reformtag:www.oregonlive.com,2012:/opinion/index.ssf//3501.90320012012-09-19T18:43:00Z2012-09-19T18:42:28ZSmoothing out Oregon's boom-and-bust tax cycle has been a holy grail for state policymakers over the years. Can Gov. Kitzhaber finally make it happen?The Oregonian/OregonLivehttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oregonian/index.html
Smoothing out Oregon's boom-and-bust tax cycle has been a holy grail for state policymakers over the years. Can Gov. Kitzhaber finally make it happen?
Kitzhaber's tax reform proposal won't be perfecttag:www.oregonlive.com,2012:/opinion/index.ssf//3501.90301022012-09-18T00:37:13Z2012-09-18T00:58:45ZOregon won't improve its lopsided tax structure, however, unless Oregonians accept the need to make sacrifices.The Oregonian Editorial Boardhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveoregedb/index.html
Oregon won't improve its lopsided tax structure, however, unless Oregonians accept the need to make sacrifices.
Oregon Tax Trouble: Business taxes need realignmenttag:www.oregonlive.com,2012:/opinion/index.ssf//3501.90134302012-09-16T21:00:00Z2012-09-16T20:47:58ZCorporate tax rankings tend to understate the burden that small businesses face in Oregon. The Oregonian Editorial Boardhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveoregedb/index.html
Corporate tax rankings tend to understate the burden that small businesses face in Oregon.
Oregon's property tax system doesn't need an overhaultag:www.oregonlive.com,2012:/opinion/index.ssf//3501.88527052012-08-16T23:20:39Z2012-08-17T16:47:52ZRather than upending Oregon's system, which protects taxpayers, lawmakers should seek to reduce inequities and free local option levies from Measure 5 caps The Oregonian Editorial Boardhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveoregedb/index.html
Rather than upending Oregon's system, which protects taxpayers, lawmakers should seek to reduce inequities and free local option levies from Measure 5 caps
Oregon's broken property tax system needs a reassessmenttag:www.oregonlive.com,2012:/opinion/index.ssf//3501.88413542012-08-15T12:00:00Z2012-08-14T23:59:06ZMike McCauley writes: It's wrong to allow voters in other parts of the county to affect the services provided by Portland, or vice versa. And this quirk fosters a belief that government doesn't work when services that voters vote to support and fund cannot be provided as expected. Guest Columnisthttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveguestop/index.html
Mike McCauley writes: It's wrong to allow voters in other parts of the county to affect the services provided by Portland, or vice versa. And this quirk fosters a belief that government doesn't work when services that voters vote to support and fund cannot be provided as expected.
Asking the right questions about Oregon's tax policy tag:www.oregonlive.com,2012:/opinion/index.ssf//3501.88162212012-08-12T12:00:00Z2012-08-09T20:10:22ZConde T. Cox writes: Instead we should be asking ourselves: What behavior do we want to encourage in Oregon? Or, perhaps more important, what kind of things do we want to discourage? ... The point is that intelligent tax policy involves, more than any other consideration, an assessment of the impact of taxation on individual and corporate behavior. Guest Columnisthttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveguestop/index.html
Conde T. Cox writes: Instead we should be asking ourselves: What behavior do we want to encourage in Oregon? Or, perhaps more important, what kind of things do we want to discourage? ... The point is that intelligent tax policy involves, more than any other consideration, an assessment of the impact of taxation on individual and corporate behavior.
Unique tax system keeps Oregon weird in the wrong waytag:www.oregonlive.com,2012:/opinion/index.ssf//3501.87833132012-08-05T20:00:02Z2012-08-09T20:10:01ZOne-of-a-kind revenue structure gets in the way of progress, even in a state that takes great pride in being different The Oregonian Editorial Boardhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveoregedb/index.html
One-of-a-kind revenue structure gets in the way of progress, even in a state that takes great pride in being different
Property tax quirk helps many voters hike their neighbors' taxes tag:www.oregonlive.com,2012:/opinion/index.ssf//3501.87485302012-07-29T21:00:28Z2012-08-09T20:12:19ZThanks to tax compression, thousands of Portland homeowners may vote in support of tax hikes from which they are effectively exempt The Oregonian Editorial Boardhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveoregedb/index.html
Thanks to tax compression, thousands of Portland homeowners may vote in support of tax hikes from which they are effectively exempt